1. The Proposal is written by –
A) Irfan Habib B) Anton Chekhov C) J.M Synge D) Shakespeare
Ans. B) Anton Chekhov
2. Anton Chekhov was a/an –
A) Russian writer B)English writer C) German writer D) French writer
Ans. A) Russian writer
3. The Proposal is a Russian –
A) One-act-play B) short story C) five-act-play D)novel
Ans. A) One-act-play
4. The format of the play ‘The Proposal’ is –
A) one-act play B) comedy C) tragedy D) farce
Ans. A) one-act play
5. The exaggerated and caricatured presentation of the character entitles the play as –
A) melodrama B) comedy C) clowning D) farce
Ans. D) farce
6. ‘The Proposal’ was first performed in –
A) 1900 B) 1910 C) 1890 D) 1880
Ans. C) 1890
7. How many characters does the play have? –
A) Three B) two C) five D) four
Ans. A) Three
8. ‘The Proposal’ is set in a –
A) country-square B) corporate house C) farm-house D) country-house
Ans. D) country-house
9. Chubukov is a –
A) merchant B) physician C) land owner D) lawyer [H.S. = 2016]
Ans. C) land owner
10. Lomov is a –
A) merchant B) pettifogger C) land grabber D) land owner
Ans. D) land owner
11. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house –
A) to borrow money B) to settle a dispute C) to give a marriage proposal D) to complain [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
Ans. C) to give a marriage proposal
12. Lomov comes to Chubukuv’s house –
A) to propose to his daughter B) like a good neighbour C) for a formal meeting D) to borrow money from Chubukov. [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. A) to propose to his daughter
13. Natalya is in her –
A) teens B) mid-thirties C) mid-twenties D) adolescence
Ans. C) mid-twenties
14. Lomov is in his –
A) mid-twenties B) mid-thirties C) mid-forties D) mid-fifties
15. The age of Lomov was _______ years.
A) 32 B) 35 C) 38 D) 40
Ans. B) 35
16. What is a critical age according to Lomov? –
A) 32 B) 35 C) 36 D) 38
Ans. B) 35
17. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his –
A) evening dress B) palpitation C) shyness D) impudence [H.S. – 2016]
Ans. A) evening dress.
18. Lomov is dressed in formal clothes because –
A) it is New Year’s Eve B) he loves Natalya and is going to propose to her C) he has come to finalise a business deal with Chubukov D) he has come to propose to Natalya
Ans. D) he has come to propose to Natalya
19. Lomov suffers from –
A) tuberculosis B) arthritis C) obsessive-compulsive disorder D) palpitations
Ans. D) palpitations
20. The character who was suffered from the worst kind of nervous disorder was –
A) Natalya Stepanovna B) Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov C) Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov D) Squeezer
Ans. B) Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov
21. Chubukov doubts that Lomov has come to –
A) borrow seeds B) borrow threshing machine C) borrow money D)buy a dog
Ans. C) borrow money
22. Chubukov wanted that Lomov should ‘spit it out’. Here ‘spit … out’ means –
A) to spit upon the floor B) to spit against someone C) to speak out clearly D) to swallow Chubukov’s spit
Ans. C) to speak out clearly
23. Chubukov addresses Lomov as –
A) a devil B) a peasant C) an angel D) a darling [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. C) an angel.
24. Chubukov is ‘glad’ because –
A) Ivan has visited his country house B) Ivan has asked Natalya’s hand in marriage C) Ivan has repaid his debt D) Ivan married Chubukov’s daughter
Ans. B) Ivan has asked Natalya’s hand in marriage
25. Ivan was afraid that he would never get married if –
A) he was less aged B) he was in business C) he was not in love with Natalya D) he hesitated, talked a lot, looked for an ideal or for real love
Ans. D) he hesitated, talked a lot, looked for an ideal or for real love
26. Lomov describes his problem by saying ‘I jump up like a lunatic walk about a bit … and this may happen twenty times’. This description proves that Lomov has been suffering from –
A) fear of getting married B) nervous disorder C) mental problem D) interpersonal problem
Ans. B) nervous disorder
27. Chubukov is –
A) ready to lend money to Lomov B) not going to lend money to Lomov C) not in a position to lend money to anybody D) going to borrow money from Lomov.
Ans. B) not going to lend money to Lomov
28. According to Lomov, Natalya is –
A) an inexperienced housekeeper B) an excellent housekeeper C) not interested in housekeeping D) interested to learn about the housekeeping
Ans. B) an excellent housekeeper
29. Natalya is –
A) not educated B) informally educated C) well-educated D) just literate
Ans. C) well-educated
30. Lomov thinks of leading ______________ life.
A) a quiet and religious B) quite unconventional C) a quiet and regular D) an exciting
Ans. C) a quiet and regular
31. The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is –
A) the way he sleeps B) his palpitations C)his headache D)his limp [H.S. – 2019 & 2022]
Ans. A) the way he sleeps
32. Lomov has two considerations regarding marriage –
A) that he is thirty-five and must lead a stable life B) that he suffers from lunacy and sleeplessness C) that he must consolidate property and make gains D) that he must enjoy love and passion
Ans. A) that he is thirty-five and must lead a stable life
33. Chubukov is delighted with the proposal for the following reason –
A) Natalya can at last return her love for Lomov B) Lomov loves Natalya C) Chubukov had moved this proposal a long time ago D) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married
Ans. D) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married
34. Chubukov told his daughter that a merchant had come for his goods. Here merchant refers to –
A) Ivan’s grandfather B) Ivan’s aunt’s father C) Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov D) Chubukov’s son
Ans. C) Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov
35. When Natalya met Lomov for the first time in the play, The Proposal, she was wearing –
A) surgeon’s headdress B) chef’s apron C) a negligee D) apron and negligee
Ans. C) a negligee
36. Lomov refuses to have lunch with Natalya and Chubukov because –
A) he does not eat at other’s place B) he was not invited C) he has already had his lunch D) he will have it somewhere else
Ans. C) he has already had his lunch
37. Natalya was shelling ……….. for drying –
A) beans B) peas C)barley D) meadows [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. B) peas.
38. When Lomov arrived, Natalya was –
A) instructing her mowers B) shelling peas for drying C) stacking hay D) reading a book [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. B) shelling peas for drying
39. The day when Lomov meets Natalya, the weather is –
A) gloomy C) cloudy C) wet D) splendid
Ans. D) splendid
40. Natalya told Lomov that the previous day, the workers had not done anything as the weather was –
A) gloomy C) cloudy C) wet D) splendid
Ans. C) wet
41. Natalya thinks that Lomov is going to –
A) a marriage ceremony B) a ball C) a fashion show D) a dog-show
Ans. B) a ball
42. According to Lomov, the Lomovs and the Chubukovs have always had –
A) the most friendly and affectionate relationship B) a spiteful relationship C) an indifferent and casual relationship D) a critical relationship
Ans. A) the most friendly and affectionate relationship
43. The first argument is over –
A) land B) dogs C) labour D) threshing-machine [H.S. = 2020]
Ans. A) land
44. The ‘Oxen Meadows’ as mentioned in the text refers to the land –
A) away from Meadows used for oxen B) wedged between ‘Oxen’ and ‘Meadows’ C) wedged between Lomov’s birch woods and Natalya’s Marsh D) wedged between Natalya’s birch woods and the Burnt Marsh
Ans. D) wedged between Natalya’s birch woods and the Burnt Marsh
45. Lomov told Natalya that he had inherited the land from –
A) his aunt and her husband B) his aunt’s husband C) his aunt’s father-in-law D) his aunt’s husband’s son-in-law
Ans. A) his aunt and her husband
46. According to Lomov his Aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of ‘Oxen Meadows’ to –
A) Chubukov B) Chubukov’s grandmother C) Chubukov’s daughter D) Chubukov’s grandfather
Ans. D) Chubukov’s grandfather
48. According to Lomov, Oxen Meadows were given for the use of Chubukov’s grandfather by Lomov’s –
A) aunt B) grandmother C) aunt’s grandmother D) grandmother’s aunt
Ans. C) aunt’s grandmother
49. For using Oxen Meadows, according to Lomov, the peasants had to –
A) make tiles B) make bricks C) stack hay D) bake cakes
Ans. B) make bricks
50. Natalya says that they have had Oxen Meadows for –
A) nearly two hundred years B) nearly three hundred years C) three hundred and fifty years D) four hundred years
Ans. B) nearly three hundred years
51. Oxen Meadows come to –
A) six dessiatins B) five dessiatins C) nine dessiatins D) six acres
Ans. B) five dessiatins
52. Oxen meadows come to –
A) 7 acres B) 14.5 acres A) 15.5 acres D)13.5 acres
Ans. D)13.5 acres
53. According to Natalya, Oxen Meadows are worth perhaps
A) 330 roubles B)300 roubles C) 430 roubles D) 400 roubles
Ans. B)300 roubles
54. According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their –
A) hunting dog B) lands C) peasants D) threshing machine [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. D) threshing machine.
55. As Natalya lent her threshing machine to Lomov she had to put off her threshing till –
A) mid-September B) mid-October C) December D) November
Ans. D) November
56. Chubukov warns to take the matter of Oxen Meadows –
A) to court B) to the count C) to the villagers D)to the minister
Ans. A) to court
57. The word ‘pettifogger’ has been used in ‘The Proposal’ to describe –
A) Lomov B) Chubukov C) Natalya D)Mironov
Ans. A) Lomov
58. ‘Petty fogger’ here means –
A) a lawyer who deals in petty cases B) a peasant who travels in fog C) a fisherman who sells meat D) a taxi-driver
Ans. A) a lawyer who deals in petty cases
59. Lomov blamed Chubukov “you’re not a neighbour, you’re a grabber!” Here ‘grabber’ means
A) one who is poor B) one who occupies another’s property by force C) one who lives in Grab street D) one who is a great sportsman
Ans. B) one who occupies another’s property by force
60. According to Lomov, Chubukov’s grandfather was tried for –
A) theft B) encroachment C)embezzlement D) purchasing votes
Ans. C) embezzlement
61. The word ’embezzlement’ means –
A) cheating one of his or her cash or landed property B) a type of embroidery C) a type of government D) a type of college enjoyment
Ans. A) cheating one of his or her cash or landed property
62. Chubukov comments that Lomovs’ have had in their family –
A) Autocracy B) lunacy C) hypocrisy D) democracy [H.S. – 2018]
Ans B) lunacy.
63. Chubukov accuses Lomov’s grandfather as
A) a drunkard B) a gambler C) a backbiter D) a thief
Ans. A) a drunkard
64. Chubukov used the word ‘back-biters’ for ‘Lomovs’. Here ‘back-biters’ mean –
A) people who bite their backs B) people who bite back part of a loaf C) people who praise others behind their back D) people who blame others behind their back
Ans. D) people who blame others behind their back
65. Natalya called Lomov a ‘monster’ because –
A) Lomov was a monster B) Lomov grabbed Natalya’s ‘Oxen Meadows’ and blamed Chubukov C) Lomov was a married man D) Lomov was still a bachelor
Ans. B) Lomov grabbed Natalya’s ‘Oxen Meadows’ and blamed Chubukov
67. Lomov’s aunt’s name is –
A) Natalya Stepanova B) Natasha Vassilvitch C) Nastasya Mihailovna D)Natalya Mihailovna [H.S. – 2018 & 2022]
Ans. C) Nastasys Mihailovna
68. Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had run away with –
A) a hunter B) a drunkard C) a count D) an architect [H.S. – 2019 &2022]
Ans. D) an architect
69. Chubukov calls Lomov’s father –
A) a drunkard only B) a thief C) a backbiter D) a guzzling gambler
Ans. D) a guzzling gambler
NOTE: (Chubukov called Lomov as a malicious/double-faced intriguer/ the villain/the scarecrow/a turnip ghost/stuffed sausage/the wizen-faced frump/ the slipper of his housekeeper)
70. Natalya calls Lomov’s aunt –
A) a blind-hen B) a backbiter C) a witch D) an intriguer
Ans. B) a backbiter
71. Lomov describes Chubukov’s mother as –
A) an intriguer B) lame-footed C) hump-backed D)a backbiter
Ans. C) hump-backed
72. The expression ‘give it to them in the neck’ means –
A) a lot is to be given B) attack them in the neck C) break their neck D) to drive them out
Ans. D) to drive them out
73. When Natalya comes to know that Lomov has come to propose to her, she asks her father to –
A) never allow him again B) take him to court C) get him by the neck D) bring him back [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. D) bring him back.
75. Natalya wanted that Lomov should come back because –
A) she wanted to accept Lomov’s marriage proposal B) she wanted to abuse Lomov C) she loved Lomov D) she wanted to run away with Lomov
Ans. A) she wanted to accept Lomov’s marriage proposal
76. When Lomov returns, Natalya –
A) does not say anything about Oxen Meadows B) remains firm on her stand about Oxen Meadows C) leaves her claim over Oxen Meadows D) presents Oxen Meadows to Lomov
Ans. C) leaves her claim over Oxen Meadows
78. The ‘misfortune’ that Lomov mentions to Natalya –
A) is about his palpitation B) is about his foot going numb C) is related to his dog D) is related to his marriage
Ans. C) is related to his dog
79. Lomov hoped to go for shooting –
A) before the harvest B) in November C) in June D) after the harvest [H.S. – 2020]
Ans. D) after the harvest
80. What is the second argument over? –
A) Labour problem B) Oxen Meadows C) Natalya’s love for another man D) Squeezer and Guess
Ans. D) Squeezer and Guess
81. The name of Natalya’s dog is –
A) Squeezer B) Mirnov C) Guess D) Ivan [H.S.- 2016]
Ans. A) Squeezer
82. Whose dog is blamed as ‘overshot’? –
A) Lomov’s dog B) Natalya’s dog C) Nastasya’s dog D) Natalya’s bitch
Ans. B) Natalya’s dog
83. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was –
A) ugly B) old C) overshot D) lame [H.S. – 2019]
Ans. C) overshot.
84. The expression ‘short in the muzzle’ means –
A) blunt-faced B) having a sharp nose C) foolish D) having a blunt nose
Ans. A) blunt faced
85. Whose lower jaw is shorter according to Lomov? –
A) Lomov’s B) Squeezer’s C) Guess’s B) Chubukov’s
Ans. B) Squeezer’s
86. Lomov bought Guess from –
A) the Count B) Mironov C) Volchanetsky D)Ivan
Ans. B) Mironov
87. Lomov gave …………… to Minorov for his dog. –
A) 120 roubles B) 125 roubles C) 25 roubles D) 85 roubles [H.S. – 2018]
Ans. B) 125 roubles.
88. Chubukov bought Squeezer for –
A) 185 roubles B) 65 roubles C) 25 roubles D) 85 roubles
Ans. D) 85 roubles
89. According to Lomov, Squeezer can be bought for a maximum amount of –
A) 35 roubles B) 25 roubles C) 30 roubles D) 50 roubles
Ans. B) 25 roubles
90. The expression ‘ran neck-and-neck means –
A) ran with great speed B) level with somebody in a race C) ran very slowly D) shook neck while running
Ans. B) level with somebody in a race
91. Who advised Lomov to catch black beetles? –
A) Chubukov B) Lomov’s aunt C) Natalya D) Lomov’s grandfather
Ans. C) Natalya
92. Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but –
A) catch black beetles B) go after horses C) shoot partridges D) go to the doctor [H.S. – 2019]
Ans. A) catch black beetles
93. Natalya asks Lomov to catch –
A) dogs B) foxes C) cockroaches D) birds
Ans. C) cockroaches
94. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a –
A) Patridge B)fox C)dog D) wolf [H.S. – 2017]
Ans. A) Patridge.
95.. The expression ‘demon of contradiction’ means –
A) a mood of argument B) attacking like a demon C) the devil of fight D) contradicting like a devil
Ans. D) contradicting like a devil
96. ‘I see stars … mist … and asked, “where am I”? who said this –
A) Lomov B) Natalya C) Chubukov D) Nastasya
Ans. A) Lomov
97. Lomov, Chubukov and Natalya approach marriage
A) with a sense of practicality B) with a sense of romanticism C) with a sense of idealism D) with a sense of cynicism
Ans. A) with a sense of practicality
98. Lomov wanted to talk to Natalya –
A) in order to settle a land dispute over Oxen Meadows B) in order to discuss inheritance C) in order to seek her consent for marriage D) in order to discuss the mowers
Ans. C) in order to seek her consent for
99. In the heated argument over ownership all three characters behave –
A) with grace and decorum B) without maturity C)with reason and civility D) without malice and spite
Ans. B) without maturity
100. Natalya learns about the proposal –
A) at the beginning of the argument soon after Lomov meets her B) in the course of the argument when Chubukov tells her C) when Lomov storms out of the house D) when Chubukov exclaims in anger, Lomov dared to make a proposal
Ans. B) in the course of the argument when Chubukov tells her
101. When Lomov comes back after walking out of the house –
A) Natalya and Lomov straightway talk about the proposal B) Natalya tries to make up C) Lomov continues to be stubborn D) Natalya and Lomov recognize that this marriage will not work.
Ans. B) Natalya tries to make up
102. Chubukov asks the couple to get married because –
A) he knows Lomov will not be able to propose B) he knows Natalya will not be gracious anymore C) he fears Natalya and Lomov will get into an argument before long D) he has arranged the proposal
Ans. C) he fears Natalya and Lomov will get into an argument before long
103. Lomov does not directly ask Natalya to marry him because –
A) he has palpitations B) he is not sure about her reaction C) he is trying to be calm D) he knows Chubukov has already told Natalya
Ans. B) he is not sure about her reaction
104. The arguments are funny because –
A) Lomov and Natalya quickly lose sight of the marriage proposal B) the story of Oxen Meadows is absurd C) the hunting dogs are ridiculous D) they seem funny while they argue
Ans. D) they seem funny while they argue
105. The proposal is acceptable to all parties because –
A) Chubukov really likes Lomov B) Lomov loves Natalya C) Natalya loves Lomov D) It’s a good working arrangement
Ans. D) It’s a good working arrangement
106. Chubukov declares that Lomov is dead –
A) as he does not breathe B) as he does not speak C) as he does not move D) as he does not drink
Ans. D) as he does not drink
107. Natalya wants to bring Lomov back because –
A) she wants to take revenge B) she has made out her faults C) she wants to present Oxen Meadows to Lomov D) She wants Lomov as her suitor
Ans. D) She wants Lomov as her suitor
108. Who puts Lomov’s hand into Natalya’s hand? –
A) Natalya herself B) Chubukov C) Lomov himself D) God of marriage
Ans. B) Chubukov
109. How is the engagement of Lomov and Natalya made complete? –
A) by mutual argument B) by making friendship C) by kissing each other D) by arguments
Ans. C) by kissing each other
110. Why does Chubukov call for champagne at the end?
A) to celebrate the occasion even if they are arguing B) because he normally drinks at this time of the day C) it is customary to offer champagne to guests D) he has the best champagne
Ans. A) to celebrate the occasion even if they are arguing
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